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A Duke in Shining Armour

Difficult Dukes, Book 1

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A Duke in Shining Armour

By: Loretta Chase
Narrated by: Kate Reading
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About this listen

Surely something so temptingly wrong can’t be so deliciously right?

A Runaway Bride....

Bookish, brainy Lady Olympia Hightower should be elated she's marrying the ‘catch' of several London seasons. Her large spendthrift family certainly is! And yet, Olympia finds herself sneaking out the chapel window, in a mad attempt to escape her glorious future as a duchess.

A Duke in Pursuit....

Virtue was never a virtue for Hugh Philemon Ancaster, Seventh Duke of Ripley, but even he can see his duty as best man requires him to recapture the fleeing bride, and return her to the bridegroom. But with every one of Olympia’s clever turns, he’s finding it harder to give her up.

A Matchmakers Dream....

©2017 Loretta Chase (P)2021 W F Howes Fiction Historical Historical Fiction Regency Regency Romance Romance Women's Fiction Feel-Good Funny Witty

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Critic reviews

"Overflowing with Chase’s signature wit and laugh-out-loud humor.” (Romantic Times)

"One of the finest romance authors of all time." (Julia Quinn)
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The narrator was very good, and the story was light, but the best element was the humour.

Funny and an easy listen

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I only started listening to Historical Romances a short while ago, but in that time I have listened to a variety in this genre. This book is a delight from start to finish, no pages upon pages of graphic sex, but not without an under currant of desire and some sex, There is also a good portion of humour in the book which was a great surprise and well written. The usual saying is don't judge a book by it's cover, obviously this dosen't hold with Audible books, but I do judge an Audible book by the narrator, the narrator can make or break a book for me, but Kate Reading gives an admirable performance of narrating the book, and the 11hrs 12mins just fly by so quickly, that I wished it was longer, yet wouldn't know how it could be improved.

A delight from start to finish

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Great to see Hugh and Olympia finally figuring they were meant to be. A couple who were equally matched who were fun and entertaining.

Enjoyable

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I loved the hero and heroine and their banter. Good story very well narrated. Worth keeping.

Really enjoyable

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A few times I had to laugh out loud. It was like a Farce. I was wondering if Ophelia could think of yet another way to make her life difficult. I really enjoyed listening to this. And I'm glad she ended up with the right Duke in the end

Funny

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The narrator was excellent and made the story easy to listen to. thank you.

A good listen and funny in parts.

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A fabulous period drama. Wonderfully written and beautifully descriptive. A laugh out loud book, not for the Tube, as you may get some strange sideways glances! Loved everything about it. Just starting her next novel.

Fabulous

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Funny, well narrated and steamy .. perfect!
Ripley is a great character and so is Olympia, they have a way to interact and oppose each other in such a hilarious way. Definitely a favourite from now on

Funny, well narrated and steamy .. perfect!

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I got this book because I like the narrator and was not disappointed, nice story and very funny.

nice romance

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A bit bland but an easy listen. Maybe it was too predictable. It lacked depth

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